Fernando Alonso says fifth place in Hungarian GP 'unbelievable'
Fernando Alonso emerged from a
"chaotic" Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix with a result he has hailed
as "unbelievable" for McLaren.
Following an incident-strewn race
Alonso claimed the Honda-powered team's best result of a troubled season with
fifth position at the Hungaroring.
With team-mate Jenson Button ninth,
it was the first time this year McLaren finished a grand prix with both cars in
the points.
Alonso said: "The race was
chaotic in some parts, and we took advantage of the opportunities that arrived
to us, and we maximised the result.
"Fifth is unbelievable, a
little impressive for us because in this moment we are not super competitive
"For the whole team, the people
at the factory working 24 hours a day just to keep updating the car, to get
some points is a good way to go into the break.
"We know the car is improving,
we know we are getting more competitive, but it's always nice to touch it with
your hands.
"At the end of the day we are
here to compete, to win one day, but we are not in that position right now.
"We know we are going in the
right direction, but it's always better if you score points.
"We were a little bit lucky
with some of the things that happened in the race, but in some races we've been
unlucky, so we need to take every opportunity."
Button felt he could have
potentially have finished as high as Alonso, but for the fact his tyres were
not replaced during a safety car period, resulting in him being on old rubber
come the end of the race.
"I'd rather have been up where
Fernando is, but he did a great job, and also the strategy worked for him in
putting on the soft tyres in the final stint," assessed Button.
"Most people stopped under the
safety car, but I didn't, which made it very difficult because the tyres were
old when we started again.
"So I did a very long stint
whereas other people were on new tyres.
"I was running on primes when
others were on options, so it was very, very difficult to hold people behind.
"Tough one, that was a mistake,
but I still scored points.
"For the team it's great to get
points going into the summer break, but we are also realistic and we understand
what was going on in a crazy race.
"There were a lot of offs and
drivethroughs, which helped us quite a bit, but good to get some points, and
both be in the points as well.
"This is a step forward, but we
need another step forward if we're going to repeat this."
(fonte: Autosport.com)
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FELIZ!!!! FELIZ!!!! FELIZ!!!!!!!!!!!!! Demais!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bjusss, Tati
Comentários
Finalmente a McLata começa a dar sinais de melhoria...Foi realmente um fim de semana emocionante!
Concordo com o Wagner: dias melhores virão!
E um "Banzaaaaaaai!!!" nos haters!!!! hehehehe
Bjussss
Julie